INSIDE JOB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inside job mean? 

• INSIDE JOB (noun)
  The noun INSIDE JOB has 1 sense:

1. some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim

  Familiarity information: INSIDE JOB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSIDE JOB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the police decided that the crime was an inside job

Hypernyms ("inside job" is a kind of...):

evildoing; transgression (the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle)

 Context examples 

It must have been an inside job—this can happen, even at a reputable bank.

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